My favorite cookies

I guess their official name is: Cranberry-Pecan-Orange Oatmeal Cookies, but I just call them my oatmeal cookies.  Usually I make them with dried fruit in them, sometimes I put in chocolate! 🙂

So today I made 2 recipes of these – 1 fruit and 1 chocolate. They were good, and I left a few to take with us on our next trip, too!  We’re off soon…

Here’s the recipe if you want to enjoy them, too!

1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. butter, softened
1/2 c. shortening
1 Tbsp. cocoa (optional, with the chocolate chips.  I added it today!)
1.5 tsp. vanilla
1.5 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
pinch of ginger* add this only with dried fruit.  I wouldn’t add it with chocolate chips
2 eggs
3 c. oats
1 c. whole wheat flour
chopped pecans, dried cranberries, orange peel, chocolate chips, or whatever tickles your fancy… (I just throw in the quantities that look good – ’til the dough is sufficiently speckled with color.  Or you can do 1 cup of extras.)

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Beat sugars, butter, and shortening.  Mix in the vanilla, spices, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.  Stir in oats and flour.  Then add the fruit or chocolate or whatever you want!

Drop onto un-greased cookie sheet.  Bake 9-11 minutes or until light brown.  Remove immediately to cool.

ENJOY!